Psychology & Psychiatry

Brain training probably doesn't help ADHD, says new study

Drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be very effective, but they can come with a range of undesirable side-effects, such as increased anxiety, trouble sleeping and loss of appetite. It is not ...

Neuroscience

New sound navigation technology enables the blind to navigate

A new study by researchers at Reichman University's Brain Cognition and Technology Institute directed by Prof. Amir Amedi has shown that visual navigation areas in the brain can be activated using sound. By traversing mazes ...

Neuroscience

Trained brains can rapidly suppress visual distractions

Have you ever found yourself searching for your keys or phone only to end up getting distracted by a brightly colored object that grabs your attention? This type of attentional capture by objects that stand out from their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Death by choking on food: A new review of coronial findings

Researchers have recently examined coroner reports of deaths in residential care where choking or aspiration pneumonia was a factor in the person's death. In every case examined, the coroner considered the death was preventable. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

The power of kindness in improving brain health

Kindness is powerful and does not just affect the recipient's feelings—kindness can also impact an entire family's brain health. A cross-disciplinary team of researchers and clinicians from Center for BrainHealth at The ...

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